29 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
1
Citizens urged to subscribe for a daily war update posted at 3 pm on a public bulletin board. Funds collected cover costs for The Free Press and Telegraph Co. staff will publish free. Readers must visit the board for information as phone inquiries cannot be answered.
Fire at the Oxbow Garage destroyed the building and Mr. Larson’s residence early Friday. An explosion preceded the blaze and a large stock of inflammable material hindered firefighting. Five cars owned by W. O. Praser, John T. McCay, Inspector W. J. Stevenson, Staples Bros., and a Fairbanks-Morse traveler were ruined alongside workshop machinery.
A fragment notes advocates pushing a plank drag method amid strong west winds. The unreadable context leaves key details unclear about location organizers or outcomes.
A damaged war era plea expresses seeking divine aid for peace amid conflict. The fragment invokes God to grant comfort to those defending home and motherland and asks for perfect peace.
A speaker urges public notice of a cheap plank drug now yielding a strong, healthy crop with no setback after three or four days of planting. The device is praised as one of the best farm implements, despite its low cost.
The special train returned Monday morning to Oxbow bringing about one hundred and Gilly baying recruits who left Swan Lake district three weeks ago to aid in hay harvest. The crew broke up for harvest work but progress was made in stacking before departure.
A dispatch to the local food office announces reduced sugar allowances. All public eating establishments must obtain sugar certificates from the Food Board by September 1. The policy details and enforcement measures were outlined.
An item from the Oxbow town notes details the local Electric Light Department BB Weice project with brief status lines and service notes. The notice outlines maintenance plans and upcoming meter installations affecting residents and businesses.
The Finance committee warns farmers that many signatures on hay order forms are only estimates and not actual orders. Anyone wanting hay must call or visit Merchants' Bank of Canada in Oxbow to confirm their name on the order list.
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